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The determination on children's faces as they struggled with a difficult task was not observed in chimpanzees involved in the same study, suggesting that the expression is an evolutionary trait

The fossil-rich layers date from the period when dinosaurs and birds split from a common ancestor

The deep, salty currents that carry oxygen and nutrients to the ocean depths have been disappearing over the past few decades

For people aged 50 to 65, a high-protein diet increased the risk of cancer fourfold, comparable to the risk associated with smoking

Parents were less likely to think vaccines caused autism but strangely less likely to want their children to be vaccinated after being educated about the lack of a vaccine–autism link

While the new labels alone won't curb the obesity epidemic, public health experts applaud the FDA's new nutrition label rules and design

The new labels would make serving sizes more realistic and differentiate between total sugar content and added sugars

Using ground-penetrating radar, archaeologists have digitally reconstructed living quarters, a bath complex and a training arena

The detailed map could be used to help scientists understand the basis of neurological or psychiatric disorders in humans

A virtual arm superimposed over a live video feed of the patient was controlled using electrodes attached to his stump

The whales and other marine mammals might have been killed millions of years ago by toxic algal blooms

The levels of radiation detected are well below the safety limit for drinking water

The site, however, raises further questions about how the stones were transported from their source to what is now the monument

Tadpoles ate tadpole meat to avoid starving but otherwise chose other food sources

As the Pine Island Glacier shrinks, it uncovers rocks indicating that the glacier underwent a similar melting process thousands of years ago

Each additional hour spent sitting by study subjects was associated with a nearly 50-percent increase in the odds of having a disability

Using trunks and vocalizations, elephants reassure one another when distressed

Gelada baboons use three separate types of yawns, differentiated by the amount of teeth and gums showing, to demonstrate friendliness and aggression

The large, 25-year study suggests that women under 60 do not benefit from yearly breast cancer screening

California’s giant sequoias only thrive atop granite with a particular chemical composition

The well-preserved nature of the fossils gives scientist a snapshot of life more than 500 million years ago

More than 90 percent of all life on Earth died off in a geologic blink during the Permian mass extinction, and scientists suspect multiple environmental factors were at play

The 40 skulls, first uncovered in 1988, show evidence of violent lives

Research in the past 26 years, although not definitive, points to a match with the "Father of Europe"